Tanga’s tourism has grown a lot over the years and visitors always find interesting things to do in Tanga. This is due to its strategic location in the north-eastern corner of Tanzania and being the oldest towns along the coast of Tanzania. Tanga links the well-known Kilimanjaro region with Dar es Salaam in the south and neighbours Kenya to the north.

1. Explore Amboni Caves; one of the top things to do in Tanga as there are ancient paintings‚ animal footprints and signs of witchcraft and offerings. These mysterious caves are located 8km north of Tanga City. They are probably the most extensive limestone caves in East Africa that were sculptured by nature into a fascinating underground world of halls‚ chambers‚ niches and tunnels‚ some equipped with stalactites and stalagmites. A one-kilometre stretch can be explored with a local guide who can also tell you more about the history of the caves and of people who hid there over the ages. You will see formations that locals describe as the Virgin Mary and even the statue of Liberty.

2. Discover Tongoni Ruins. Traveling about 17 km south of Tanga City lies Tongoni ruins. Tongoni Town contains the largest collection of Shiraz Tombs in East Africa. These remains also indicate the prosperity the town enjoyed before the arrival of the Portuguese who caused the disruption of the trading routes on which coastal towns like Tongoni depended on. Tongoni Ruins comprise of the crumbling remains of a mosque and over forty tombs. Both the mosque and the tombs are estimated to date from the 14th and 15th Century.